The Handwriting on the Wall

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The Handwriting on the Wall

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Babylon The Magnificent 300 foot walls, 87 feet thick 56 linear miles Each side 14 miles long Palace surrounded by 3 walls Towers of 420 ft

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Babylon The Magnificent Strength Beauty Order Commerce Pride, arrogance Corruption

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Babylon Under Siege Lead by Cyrus the Great The Medes and the Persians laid siege

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Belshazzer the Arrogant

Inside the King confidently celebrates Seems Invincible

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The Banquet

Drunken Sensual Depravity Idolatry Blasphemy

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The Judgment Announced

A Hand Writing Upon the Wall

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Belshazzer the troubled

Mentally Emotionally Physically

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Daniel summoned Spirit of Gods Light Wisdom Knowledge Understanding Excellent spirit

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Daniel’s Indictment

You walk in pride You have failed to respond You have dishonored God

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Daniel’s Indictment

MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN

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Daniel’s Indictment

MENE, MENE, - Time’s Up TEKEL, - found deficient UPHARSIN - kingdom divided

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Belshazzar’s Reward

His rule ended Belshazzar Slain

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Darius Reigns

A new kingdom established

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Lessons to Learn

The deadly nature of the sin of pride. The inadequacy of secular wisdom. Seeing the hand of God in history. The judgment of God The certainty of God’s Word

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